Alfresco Splendid Panoramic Villa with private heatable pool and jacuzzi

The property was great as the views were breathtaking, the villa was quite spacious and comfortable. The only thing lacking was air conditioning in the kitchen and dining area. Nicole the chef was outstanding, engaging and lots of fun. She made the Villa Alfresco an experience to remember. Gerald, the custodian, was always willing to lend a helping hand and provided constant care on a daily basis to see if anything was lacking. The experience was beyond expectations. It was the first time we rent a Villa and didn’t know what to expect. The only drawback was the hot tub which didn’t work well. We highly recommend the Villa for large groups.

Great stay. Staff very helpful. We had two first class catered dinners provided by Nicole who was a gem throughout our stay-property is fantastic, but a little dated and grounds need some work. Overall very good experience and as advertised.

We had a wonderful family vacation at Villa Alfresco. The chef, Nicole, who works with the villa, prepared a private dinner for us and hosted a cooking class with us and our kids. She is INCREDIBLE! Nicole was seriously the best thing about the whole trip and experience! Her food is amazing and she was beyond lovely with us and our kids. She made this special birthday cake for my mom and we had the best night celebrating. The villa itself is very large, including the massive kitchen. The pool and view of Montecatini alto are incredible also. The outdoors could use a little refreshing...the facilities are pretty worn down (like the cabana space by the pool), and the bathrooms are outdated. They provided towels for the bathrooms and pool, and had a cleaning person come twice during our stay to do the basics. The showers are really small and the water temperature was spotty (would go from scorching hot to freezing suddenly.) The first floor with the 3 bedrooms has a hall bathroom and one bathroom in the master suite, which we found to be inconvenient since the other 2 bedrooms did not have en suite bathrooms. The mattress in the master bedroom was so hard we couldn't sleep in it (and we like a firm mattress.) The toilets in general are old and hard to flush. The A/C worked well in all the bedrooms, though. Overall, the villa was easy to access and comfortable for our group. Would definitely recommend, but could use a little love!

We had a great time. The house and property could be spectacular. We were a little disappointed that the bathtub upstairs was leaking and unusable. The result was the upper living area had a damaged ceiling and it was crumbling over the furniture and floors so we did not use it. We felt the house could use a little TLC. Jerry and Anna were terrific.